Success Stories: EB-2 NIW Approval for A Postdoctoral Associate in Maryland

Posted by wegreened on January 14, 2014 in NIW, Electrical Engineering (Electronic Engineering, Integrated Circuits, Semiconductor, Microwave, Power Electronics, Power Systems, Communication Engineering), Computer Science (Internet, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Cryptography)

A Postdoctoral Associate in Maryland Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval on December 27, 2013 (Approval Notice)

General Field: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Associate

Country of Origin: Vietnam

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Maryland

Approval Notice Date: 12/27/2013

Processing Time: 4 Months, 26 Days

Case Summary:

On December 27, 2013 North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com learned that another EB-2 NIW case received approval, this time for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Mathematics in Maryland. This particular client has a vast knowledge with MRIs, the Lasso Program, greedy algorithms, and matrices; he has even invented his own methods in more than one of these mentioned areas. In addition to the previously mentioned, the client has worked at the U.S. Army Research Lab, where he performed research for multi-sensor data. His experience has resulted in 10 conference papers, 3 technical reports, 3 already-published journal publications, and an additional 3 papers that were under review at the time of filing the case. His work is recognized world-wide and was cited a minimum of 306 times at the time of processing. One recommender informs: “[Client’s] extensive knowledge and skill in developing models and algorithms to address the compounding challenges confronting science and engineering today has been exemplified by his original algorithms that address a wide range of problems such as sparse linear regression, dense error correction, low-rank matrix approximation and tensor sparsification. His contributions have been vividly proven by over 200 citations for his papers. His current work has continued to push the envelope and improve all of the areas mentioned above through his advancement of mathematical skills.” This EB-2 NIW petition was approved after 4 months, 26 days.

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Track Record of Success EB-1 and NIW Approvals

(2012.01 - 2025.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
	Approval or Refund^®
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	42,047	99%	5,258	97%
EB1A	9,218	91%	4,534	86%
EB1B	1,488	98%	448	93%
Total	52,753	98%	10,240	92%